Designing with Love
Designing with Love
Hosted by Grand Canyon University (GCU) adjunct instructor and professional instructional designer Jackie Pelegrin, this podcast explores instructional design, e-learning, and how to incorporate AI technology into different aspects of your work. Tune in for expert tips, real-world insights, and inspiring stories from students, alumni, and leaders in the field.
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Designing with Love

Designing with Love

Designing with love, purpose, and heart.

This show explores instructional design, e-learning, and how to incorporate AI technology into different aspects of the field.

Tune in for expert tips, real-world insights, and inspiring stories from students, alumni, and leaders in the field.

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Feb. 15, 2026

Designing Learning, Not Just E‑Learning with Connie Malamed

Want to design learning that actually sticks—and gets you hired? Jackie sits down with Connie Malamed, publisher of The eLearning Coach website and podcast, author of Visual Design Solutions and Visual Language for Designers,...

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Feb. 11, 2026

From SME Pathways to Stakeholder Highways

Projects stall when one expert carries the content, decisions, and approvals. We flip that script with a clear, usable playbook for building a stakeholder highway—bringing sponsors, learners, frontline leaders, operations, te...

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Feb. 8, 2026

From Haiti to Edge AI: Building Privacy-First Learning Tools with Seb…

What if your classroom could adapt to each learner without handing their data to the cloud? That’s the promise we dig into with technologist and founder Sebastien Fenelon, whose journey from scarce resources in Haiti to build...

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Feb. 4, 2026

Beyond The Basics: A Practical Blueprint for Microlearning

Short doesn’t automatically mean effective. We dig into the craft of microlearning that actually changes behavior on the job, moving past buzzwords to a clear blueprint you can use this week. You’ll hear the green‑yellow‑red ...

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Recent Blog Posts

Feb. 15, 2026

Designing Learning, Not Just E‑Learning with Connie Malamed

Breaking into instructional design can feel like standing at the edge of a maze made of tools, terms, and templates, but the path clears when you start with a simple truth: design for how people learn, not for what software can do. That framing sits…
Feb. 11, 2026

From SME Pathways to Stakeholder Highways

In the fast-paced world of instructional design, relying solely on subject matter experts (SMEs) can limit the potential of your projects. This blog post distills insights from episode 89 of the Designing with Love podcast, where host Jackie Pelegri…
Feb. 8, 2026

From Haiti to Edge AI: Building Privacy-First Learning Tools with Sebastien Fenelon

Education changes when resilience meets practical technology, and that is the thread running through this conversation with founder and technologist Sebastien Fenelon. He grew up in Haiti, where electricity and internet access were scarce, yet carve…

About the Host

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Jackie Pelegrin

Instructional Designer, Author, College Professor, and Podcast Host

Jackie, an Arizona native, leverages decades of experience as an instructional designer within both higher education and the corporate world. She holds an MBA and a Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology, both acquired through online learning. In addition to her full-time role, Jackie serves as an adjunct instructor, teaching online courses at Grand Canyon University. During her leisure time, she delights in reading books across a range of genres, enjoying movies and TV shows, playing games, listening to uplifting music, and spending quality time with her family and friends.